The 2025 season of the Indian Premier League is knocking on our doors with the mega-auction, set to take place on November 24 and 25. The forthcoming auction will be grander and more exciting, keeping fans on the edge. Fans and pundits will see their favourite franchise owners engaging in heated wars to get the service of several players.
Three most surprising IPL records
As another exciting season of the cash-rich league awaits, let us take you through the list of three most surprising records that fans generally don’t know about.
Most dot balls played
Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Virat Kohli holds the record for facing the most dot balls in IPL history. The talismanic sits at the top of the list with 1986 dot balls. He has played a total of 239 innings in his IPL career, where he has faced 5925 balls and scored 7763 runs, which is the highest in IPL. He has a batting average of 38.31 and a strike rate of 131.02 with 54 half-centuries and 8 centuries.